Here we have Captain America out of the packaging, and you can immediately tell that this figure is a repaint of the single-release Civil War Cap, with "battle damage" added on parts of the figure, though the left side gets it more. Looks well-proportioned, does look like the suit from the movie, and it's also nicely sculpted for the most part. The back doesn't have the damage, though I'm sure Cap got beat up more in the front than in the back. Maybe if Iron Man blasted him, we'd get that stupid America's Ass joke earlier. The hands did lose some flesh paint from where there's sculpts implying exposed flesh, so that's a weird thing already.
Cap's head sculpt does look like the Movie Cap, though thanks to the damage Iron Man did to him, his A is not as prominent. The likeness to Chris Evans does look good overall.
Cap's articulation's fairly substantial as a standard Marvel Legends figure. The head can look left and right on the ball joint as well as up and down on the neck hinge. The shoulders can move front and back and in and out. There is a bicep swivel, and there are double-jointed elbows; both hands can swivel and hinge in and out. The torso has an ab crunch and the waist can swivel. The hips can move front and back, in and out; there are thighs swivel, there are double-jointed knees, lower leg rotation, the feet hinge front and back as well as pivot.
Like almost every Captain America toy ever made, he comes with his Vibranium shield. It's nicely painted to look scorched from Iron Man's repulsor blasts, but it also has some scratches to show how worn out the paint is.
You can't quite have Cap look like he's about to do the signature shield throw that the character outside of the MCU has done for years, though effect pieces for versions of the character like the Secret War Cap from 2016, the Vintage Wave Cap from 2018, and the 80th Anniversary Cap do exist.
This damaged Cap comes with Steve Rogers's head, which looks less like Chris Evans and more blonde Jeremy Renner. While not screen accurate, it does look less friendly in terms of the face. I'd say this figure can work well for a man in a suit, or if you dislike Chris Evans, you can pretend someone else wore the outfit and pretend Chris remained playing as the Human Torch!
This figure does not come with an Ant-Man BAF as it instead came packaged with a battle-damaged Iron Man and a Spider-Man figure (which had the concept art accurate Spider-designs instead of the one used in the film). No Winter Soldier in this set, though I guess Hasbro was like Disney and wanted to put Spidey in it because he could finally hang out with Iron Man and Cap...boy, how naive were we with the bastardization Parker got.
In terms of previous uses, this is the Winter Soldier movie's STRIKE Stealth Uniform; this Cap had the inaccurate Steve Rogers head AND remolded parts. The wave he was from had the SHIELD Mandroid as its BAF.
The next repaint to have come out for 2015 is the Age of Ultron version of Captain America. It did feature the same engineering that was carried over from the previous version of Cap, but obviously resculpted/recolored to look like the American flag's colors. Same hands, same head, the only difference is now he has a leg for Thanos, but not the MCU's Thanos. Civil War Cap just made the suit's colors darker, remove a few paint apps, and lose the alternate hands and head. He also came with a head for Giant-Man.
This Cap is based on his appearance from Infinity War, with a bearded face, dirtier colors, and a Wakanda shield since he gave up his proper shield when Tony Stark whined about how it belonged to his dad (and people bitched about the BvS Martha line because...???). This figure also has the rolled-up sleeves, and a peculiar alternate hand that looked like it was meant to hold a gun, which this Cap doesn't come with. This Cap also has a piece for a Thanos BAF, and it's the ugly lavender Thanos that looks really sunbleached.
The Civil War Cap was reused for a 2-pack with Crossbones. The heads are much closer to their actors, and the paintwork does look a bit better.
And finally, the Worthy Cap Walmart exclusive figure, which bothers me that fans charged it for way more than it has any right to. It's got a nicely done suit, a good likeness to Chris Evans, and even Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, which was an iconic aspect of Endgame. It's the definitive Captain America figure to get in the Legends line, though it's only because of how average some of the previous versions were.
As for this Cap, he's fine. I guess I was a bit too harsh on the other toys I reviewed this week, and perhaps this guy can be worthwhile since the mold is good, though you may want a cleaner Cap. That or getting the Endgame Cap.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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